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1. Research at International Branch
Campuses – focus on Malaysia
May 2018
Hans Pohl
Programme Director STINT
Senior Researcher CBERT, SUNY Albany
Jason Lane
Director CBERT, SUNY Albany

2. About International Branch Campuses (IBCs)
Definition: “An entity that is owned, at least in part, by a foreign education
provider; operated in the name of the foreign education provider;
engages in at least some face-to-face teaching; and provides access to
an entire academic program that leads to a credential awarded by the
foreign education provider” (Lane, 2011)
There are more than 250 such IBCs, whereof 12 in Malaysia (CBERT,
2017)

3. Annual publication volume from IBCs in Malaysia
Based on Scopus data

4. Citation impact; home HEI, IBCs and host country
Based on Scopus data

5. Main research collaborations for 2 IBCs in Malaysia
Scopus data 2012-2016 in Vosviewer

6. ’Camp fire’ questions
Which are the best approaches to capture the contribution of
international branch campuses to the
• Host country?
• Home campus and country?
• Globally?